We are pleased to be assisting a Queensland hospital and health service recruit a Clinical Director of Radiology.
- Sought after Queensland location - first class schools and accommodation options.
- Package up to $600k plus additional allowances.
- Lead a radiology service as it transitions to a new world-class hospital.
This vacancy comes at a hugely exciting time as building is well way under way for a new AUD$2bn hospital. The Clinical Director will come in at a time of positive transformation with new technologies, facilities and brand new, world class facilities. In this role you will be able to help shape the service and guide it through these changes before and after construction is complete.
Currently the department covers X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI, BMD, diagnostic mammography, fluoroscopy and interventional procedures, managing complex imaging cases that come in from around the region. The department performs most Tier A procedures.
Structure
You will report to the Director of Medical Services for the hospital and manage seven direct reports. The position naturally combines clinical work along with leadership of the department.
Leadership component includes but is not limited to
- Rostering, scheduling and recruitment of radiologists - part-time, VMOs, and other specialists.
- Man management and development of senior medical officers.
- Clinical governance initiatives, quality standards and work health and safety.
- Chairing and collaborating in multidisciplinary team meeting, morbidity and mortality meetings and consultation services
- Cost centre management.
- Attendance at administrative committee meetings and other management meetings
- Provide management and clinical liaison support to other hospitals within the health service
- Advisory work for internal and external stakeholders.
Clinical component
- Interpretation, reporting and performance of procedures across conventional plain radiology
- Minor procedures such as barium studies, IVP, cholangiography and sialography
- Invasive procedures including angiography, myelography, nephrostomy, fine needle biopsy, and renal, hepatic, abscess and cyst drainage.
- Education and research.
- Helping to organise and supervise training for medical students, junior medical officers, registrars and senior medical staff.
- Promote and support professional development initiatives and research.
Selection criteria
- FRANZCR
- Specialist registration in Radiology with the Medical Board of Australia
- Excellent leadership and people management skills to motivate and engage with a diverse workforce of junior medical colleagues, staff specialists, part-time staff specialists, VMOs etc.
- Willingness to participate in the on-call roster.
- Formal leadership training or qualifications and experience in leadership are highly regarded although if you are a radiologist looking to step into management the hospital will also welcome your application.
- Demonstrated clinical expertise and communication skills.
- First class communication skills.
For more information about this exciting opportunity to help shape a public radiology department as it moves into a brand new hospital please contact Alasdair Spinner on 07414531583 or alasdair@spinnermedical.com
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